Madrasa of Tankiz

Name of structure: Madrasa of Tankiz
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Madrasa (schoolroom)
Country or main area: Israel
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Jerusalem
Date of structure: 1328-29
Century of structure 1: 14 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Mihrab
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Mihrab hood decorated with green acanthus scrolls with mother-of-pearl rosettes on gold ground.  Vase with three leaves outlined in black. Scroll of whitish tesserae outlined with reddish tesserae spirals in background, which is sparsely foliated with tear-shaped leaves.  Hood outlined with green tesserae in zig zag pattern.
Date of mosaic: 1328-29
Century of mosaic 1: 14 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Kenney, Ellen, ‘Mixed Metaphors: Iconography and Medium in Mamluk Glass Mosaic Decoration’, Artibus Asiae, 66.2 (2006), 175-200, p. 183
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